Separation anxiety

[Nancy Benza]

I have a 10 week old labradoodle that I have had for 2 weeks he won't go in the crate without going crazy and he won't be alone in a room or a pen without someone being with him.  Have tried just about everything it is getting a little hard to handle as I have not slept in 2 weeks.  Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[Hua]

Yep that's excatly what happened when I first got my puppy.  The first month was just horrible (I was also sick at the time and had neighborrs).  I don't have any advice other than you're probablly just going to have to tough it out.  For crate training, I tried feeding Charlie and give him treat only in the crate so that he associate it with good things.  For separation anxiety, I would leave the room for short period of time and and then leaves for longer and longer.  Don't go to him right the way when they start crying/whining (I'd wait for him to quite down, even if it's only for two seconds).  Because if you do, they learn that if they bark/cry/whine, they get what they want.  Also don't make a fuss when you leave or come back, just act normal.  They'll eventually learn that you're not abandoning them.  Good luck.

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

I'm not sure this is separation anxiety, as opposed to being a normal puppy. You forget they have been brought up with a litter surrounding them and are suddenly thrust into a strange household.
Yes, toughing out his whining,crying and barking will be difficult. May be sit with him for a few minutes after putting him in his crate....leave for a few minutes...come back and repeat.
Making his crate a pleasant place helps...treats, attention while in the crate...at night, you may try covering the crate.

[Sally S Miles]

We all have :)  This is basic puppy stuff, not separation anxiety as truly defined. They have to learn to be ok in the crate and we get to live with sleep deprivation, headaches, and nervous twitches.  Two weeks is not much time in puppyland, the training takes a while and small increments can work up to long times.   Both of mine screamed like banshee's, but we all survived and the luggage under the eyes went away.  Five minutes alone, to a puppy, is eternity - so teaching them to be ok with five minutes makes it a lot easier to teach them two or four hours.   Add to that a bladder the size of a thimble, this takes work.

As for your lack of sleep - if you put the crate in the room with you at night, you most likely will find puppy sleeps much better.